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Wikipedia article




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'The Unexpected Life' is a 2014 Spanish-American comedy-drama film directed by and written by Elvira Lindo, which stars Javier Cmara, Carmen Ruiz, Ral Arvalo, Tammy Blanchard and Sarah Sokolovic.

Plot



The plot concerns the developments following the meeting of Juanito (who settled in New York hoping to pursue an acting career), with his cousin , who arrives in NYC to pay Juanito a visit.

Cast



Production



A Spanish-American co-production, 'The Unexpected Life' was produced by Ruleta Media and La Vida Inesperada AIE alongside LVI Inc., with the participation of TVE, Canal+ and Cosmopolitan TV, collaboration of Numrica Films and support from ICAA and IVAC. Shooting began in New York City in March 2013.

Release



The film was presented to the main competition of the 17th Mlaga Film Festival on 28 March 2014, screened at the Teatro Cervantes. Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film opened in Spanish theatres on 25 April 2014.

Reception



Jonathan Holland of 'The Hollywood Reporter' considered the film to be "a wasted opportunity, largely because of a script which seems unable to decide whether it wants to deliver romance or reality", while noting that lead performers Cmara and Arvalo do not fail to deliver and the score by Godoy and Jusid "is a terrific piano and orchestra".

Carlos Maran of 'Cinemana' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that, in a rare instance of "comedy film taking good people seriously", Torregrossa "has found the perfect bitter tone to make a comedy rise above its jokes", with the "invaluable" help from Carmen Ruiz.

Toni Vall of 'Ara' scored 4 out of 5 stars, deeming 'The Unexpected Life' to be "fatalistic and luminous", "a story in chiaroscuro, tinged with melancholy and inhabited by a beautiful realism".

Accolades



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| align = "center" rowspan = "3" | 2015 || rowspan = "3" | 2nd Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || || rowspan = "3" |

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| Best Actor || Javier Cmara ||

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| Best Original Music || Lucio Godoy, Federico Jusid ||

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See also



* List of Spanish films of 2014

References



Category:2014 comedy-drama films

Category:Spanish comedy-drama films

Category:American comedy-drama films

Category:Films set in New York City

Category:Films shot in New York City

Category:2010s Spanish-language films

Category:2010s English-language films

Category:2010s American films

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